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What components are common to all cells?
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Plasma membrane, chromosomes, ribosomes, & cytoplasm
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Compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
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Pros have no membrane around the nucleus, are smaller. have a stronger cell wall, and have flagella outside the cell
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What are organelles?
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The little organs of the cell in the cytoplasm
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Endomembrane system
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The membranes within the cell
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Vesicles
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Sacs of membrane used for transport
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Endoplasmic Reticlum (ER)
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Smooth - no attached ribosomes, synthesizes lipids & phospholipids, stores calcium / Rough - has ribosomes, makes more membrane & glycoproteins that are transported out in vesicles
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Golgi Apparatus
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Receives and modifies products made by the ER
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Lysosomes
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Made of digestive enzymes that process nutrients
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Name and give the functions of the cell junctions
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Tight - prevent leakage of fluids / Anchoring - fasten cells together in sheets / Gap - allow flow between neighbors
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Describe the functions of the cytoskeleton
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It's a network of proteins fibers that enable cells to move and change shape.
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